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Things worth reading: 7th June 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Did Deutsche Bank sweep possible money laundering by Trump under the rug? Step raising $22m led by Stripe Visualizing the Importance of Trust to the Banking Industry China’s ‘mini-Lehman’ moment to spur smaller bank consolidation Prosecutors suspect 70 Deutsche Bank managers in dividend tax probe – paper JP Morgan…

Things worth reading: 6th June 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Next Bank of England governor must serve the whole of society Standard Chartered shows it’s a bank of action against illegal poaching ‘Bad bank’ repays £50bn bailout loan ‘Bad bank’ repays £50bn bailout loan The green bank for kids – set up by a child Goldman Sachs sued by…

Things worth reading: 5th June 2019

Things we’re reading today include … TV duo Ant and Dec ‘open their own bank’ Nigerian dictator’s £211 million seized from bank account in Channel Islands Biggest banks brace for trillion pound losses triggered by climate breakdown Analysts tell Deutsche Bank boss to stop ‘tinkering’ Chinese banks’ uphill struggle to woo tech talent UK financial…

Things worth reading: 4th June 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Pensions must do right thing on climate change, says minister Alphabet shares slide 6% on possible DoJ antitrust probe A crypto Buffett lunch is on the cards. Poor Warren Buffett. Fed advised to talk plainly and carry a big stick ahead of conference ‘All we know is MONEY!’: US…

The Finanser’s Week: 27th May – 2nd June 2019

The main blog headlines are … Earth’s future is all down to the banks I’ve been struggling for a while now. My struggle is that I love flying around the world, seeing new places, meeting new people, finding new things … but I hate polluting the planet. This was brought to a head this week…

Things worth reading: 31st May 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Monzo apologises for bank transfer problems HSBC Plans Hundreds of Investment Bank Job Cuts Revolut is the most complained-about small online bank Metro Bank shares slide as fraud investigations launched Raphaels Bank fined £1.9m for poor outsourcing controls Smoothing out banking irregularities has been a bumpy road | Kalyeena…

Things worth reading: 30th May 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Scam victims to be refunded by banks NatWest most complained about bank for fraud claims Emirates NBD builds AI-enabled bank with AWS The digital banking revolution is here. So why are so few people putting their salaries into app-only bank accounts? European Central Bank: contenders to replace Mario Draghi…

Things worth reading: 29th May 2019

Things we’re reading today include … The Race for 650 Million Virtual Bank Accounts Does Greed Drive Deutsche Bank And Other Banks Not To File Suspicious Activity Reports? 885 Million Records Exposed Online: Bank Transactions, Social Security Numbers, and More HSBC plans retail wealth headcount boost; eyes Singapore expansion Global Payments buys TSYS in $21.5bn…

Things worth reading: 28th May 2019

Things we’re reading today include … ‘I replied to a genuine [Metro] bank tweet and lost £9,200 to a fraudster’ China’s First Bank Seizure in 20 Years Spooks Investors Monzo on track to hit 3m customers as CEO admits the bank ‘fluffed’ the launch of its premium card The ethical hackers taking the bugs to…

The Finanser’s Week: 20th May – 26th May 2019

The main blog headlines are … When will the FinTech bubble burst? Reading about FinTech unicorns and pizzas worth $80 million, you would think that the world was bubbling over with wealth. FinTech investments last year peaked at over $110 billion, more than double the year before, and IPOs for firms like Uber and WeWorks…

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